G.P.O./ General Post Office

The General Post Office is an example of the Indo-Sarcenic style of architecture located just behind the Victoria Terminus in Mumbai. Its dome is built on the lines of Gol Gumbaz in Bijapur. High vaulted ceilings, sweeping staircases, marble topped tables make this building as a showcase of wealth and pomp of the British rulers.

Worth a visit
John Begg designed the building. Worth taking a look are the old wooden counters and lofty arches of the three-storey high Rotunda Hall. Completed in 1872, the General Post Office in Mumbai features a vast central hall, rising through the height of the building to the dome. Built in local basalt with dressings of yellow stone from Kurla and white stone from Dhrangadra, this landmark of the 1930s is one of the important tourist attractions in the city of Mumbai. Inside, the marble topped tables, the high vaulted ceilings, and the sweeping staircases are designed for an ostentatious show of the wealth and power of the last few decades of Imperial British rule in India.

Where is GPO?
Just behind the Victoria Terminus(Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus) Station, Mumbai.

– Compiled By – Townmumbai.com Team